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August 25, 2026

Dixie Deer Classic features big deer, hunting seminars and NorthCarolinaSportsman.com

The 30th annual Dixie Deer Classic will open its three-day run on Friday, March 5, at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. […]

Although bucks are highly aggressive during the rut, they periodically engage in conflict throughout the offseason. Once two mature males of equal status clash, they may battle for dominance through the act of “flailing.” Here they stand upright and, while balancing themselves, swat with their sharp front hooves like boxing contenders.

Deer Dynamics: Casting and Hierarchy

Tommy Kirkland

The rut has come and gone. Bucks that survived hunting season are dropping their battered racks. Though the whitetails are no longer at war for dominance, the competitiveness still exists — even in the off season. […]

Brian Davis of Liberty dropped this fabulous Guilford County buck with a shot at better than 220 yards.

2009-10 Deer of the Year

Craig Holt

Trophy deer hunting seems to get better in North Carolina every year. The 2009 season was no exception. […]

Bucks that survive the rigors of the rut can be cut up from antler tines during fights. There can be serious gashes to the chest and sides as well as the neck.

Deer Dynamics: Post-Rut

Tommy Kirkland

Exhaustion sets in, forcing the battle-scarred buck to seek refuge. An eye is wounded, and missing fur and cuts prevail all around its face and neck. […]

Salisbury's Andy Eifird won North Carolina Sportsman's final Bag-A-Buck contest winner of the 2009-10 season.

Eifird takes season’s final Bag-A-Bucks contest

Dan Kibler

Andy Efird waited until almost the last minute to make his 2009-10 hunting season a successful one. […]

High schooler Evin Coombes of Columbia won December's South Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck contest after killing the 15-pointer he father had been chasing for two years.

Coombes’ birthday present earns final Bag-A-Buck win

Dan Kibler

Evin Coombes’ 17th birthday was Dec. 30, between Christmas and New Year’s Day. […]

Prior to the rut, young males are constantly testing one another. They will even instigate mature bucks to engage. Yet as females enter estrous and signposting intensifies, the dynamics of these interactions turns highly aggressive and dangerous.

Deer Dynamics

Tommy Kirkland

When the rut is in full swing, mature bucks are tending and breeding estrous does while young bucks, instinctively desperate to test their testosterone, attempt to spoil the party. […]

David Anderson was named the North Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck contest winner for November after shooting this fine buck - for the second time.

Second-chance buck is winner for Greensboro hunter in monthly Bag-A-Buck contest

Dan Kibler

Not many deer hunters get a chance to kill a trophy buck — and even fewer get a second chance when they let a trophy buck get away. […]

Aynor's Lorie Anderson won the South Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck contest for November with this fine 8-pointer.

Horry County woman is winner of Bag-a-Buck contest for November

Dan Kibler

The last 12 months were a whirlwind for Lorie Anderson of Aynor. […]

Columbia bowhunter Scott Bailey knocked down this 15-point brute Nov. 10 during his 17th annual Bull's Island hunt.

Bull’s Island produces unusual trophy for Columbia bowhunter

Jeff Dennis

A hard-core group of bow-hunting enthusiasts has been hunting on a barrier island in the Cape Romaine National Wildlife Refuge for decades It’s “hard” hunting, where you provide your own boat for transportation to the island and bring all the supplies necessary for your stay. […]